Even Benn Beckman, who knows him intimately, hadn't noticed.
Shanks held the newspaper picture of Lancelot's face next to his own.
Finally, he said to Benn Beckman. "Don't you think we look a bit alike?"
"Ah?!!!!!"
Shanks' words shocked Benn Beckman so much his jaw nearly hit the floor.
He stood there frozen.
After snapping out of it, he quickly compared Shanks and the Lancelot in the newspaper.
After several comparisons... it was true.
Especially the eyes and eyebrows—they were practically identical.
It's just that their temperaments were too different, and their statuses worlds apart, making it hard for anyone to connect the two.
He murmured, "No wonder I always felt a familiar sense about this kid. So that's how it is..."
Meanwhile, the red-haired man placed the newspaper back in front of his eyes, staring at Lancelot in the photo.
Lost in thought, he whispered quietly.
"Little guy, I suppose... you'll face the same choice I once did!"
"But how will you choose?"
"To become one of them, or to abandon that identity and be oneself?"
...
The Holy Land – Mary Geoise
Figarland Shamrock and Figarland Garling, were also looking at the newspaper in their hands, their faces full of surprise, but their eyes filled with shock.
Finally, the father and son exchanged a glance.
Neither of them had expected that Lancelot's strength had already reached such a level.
He was probably no weaker than them, and might even be stronger.
Both of them simultaneously thought of Shanks... back then, Shanks was also such a prodigious talent.
But now, this kid was an even more monstrous freak.
For a moment, both fell into silence.
Thinking about their Figarland Clan, there were quite a few members.
Apart from the two of them, there were really few who could be considered capable.
And even those few who were capable only had the level of a Marine Vice Admiral.
They didn't even qualify to join the God's Knights, as to enter the God's Knights, one needed at least the strength of an elite Marine Vice Admiral.
But then!
That bastard born from his union with a slave, had become one of the Four Emperors of Pirates in the New World.
His daughter, Figarland Jessica, had a bastard with an ordinary person, and now this one was displaying strength comparable to Kaido's.
One was an accident, a coincidence.
But two in a row made them inwardly suspicious.
'Could it be...'
A rather absurd idea suddenly emerged in the minds of Figarland Shamrock and Figarland Garling.
"What?"
...
In the blink of an eye, over half a month had passed, and Lancelot and Kizaru were finally nearing Marine Headquarters.
At this moment, Kizaru glanced at a desolate small island not far away and said.
"Oooooh... what a coincidence, flying back through the air and we still pass by this place."
"Huh?"
Lancelot gave the small island a curious glance, somewhat intrigued. "What's so special about this island?"
Kizaru shook his head. "It's just an ordinary deserted island, but there's a special person buried here."
Lancelot grew even more curious. "Who?"
Kizaru paused for a moment before replying, "Pirate King Roger!"
"What?"
Lancelot couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Where was Roger buried after his death?
This had always been a mystery in the hearts of pirate fans.
Some believed Roger was most likely buried in Loguetown.
There were three reasons for this.
First, Roger turned himself in at Loguetown.
Second, Roger was executed at Loguetown.
Third, Loguetown was Roger's hometown, and every pirate in this anime has a longing for their homeland.
Even Dragon was once seen gazing toward the East Blue with tears in his eyes.
However, others refuted this.
While Roger turned himself in at Loguetown and was executed at Loguetown, his words... had caused the Government trouble.
The World Government and the Marines would be lucky not to have thrown him into the sea as fish food—would they really let his spirit return to his hometown?
What did they take the World Government and Marines for? Saints??
At this point, Kizaru added, "However, it's only a cenotaph, and it was set up by Vice Admiral Garp."
"Oh... alright, that makes sense."
Hearing it was Garp and a cenotaph, Lancelot immediately found it reasonable.
Then, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Because he thought of a possibility... after all, a cenotaph should at least contain some of Roger's personal belongings from his lifetime!
According to the style of the pirate world, weapons are usually placed in front of graves.
How could he not be excited?
After all, Roger's weapon was the Supreme Grade Sword — Ace.
Although he had already obtained the Seven Star Sword... it wasn't a "Famous Sword" in the traditional ranking sense!
So, if he obtained a famous Supreme Grade sword, he would receive another system reward.
Thinking of this, his gaze toward the small island became somewhat urgent.
Kizaru looked at Lancelot's expression as if seeing through his thoughts.
He laughed and said, "Don't worry about status. Who wouldn't want to see such a legendary figure? Even if it's just his grave..."
Saying this, he flew toward the small island first.
Lancelot closely followed behind.
Led by Kizaru, Lancelot soon arrived before a grave. Just as Lancelot expected, a sword was indeed inserted in front of the grave.
Under Kizaru's astonished gaze, Lancelot directly walked forward and pulled out the sword.
[Ding dong, obtained Supreme Grade famous sword Ace, reward Sword Soul: Pirate King Roger.]
[Ding dong, obtained Supreme Grade famous sword Ace, reward top-tier Observation Haki: Hear All Things.]
[Ding dong, obtained Supreme Grade famous sword Ace, reward "Dance of Divine Repulsion".]
SYSTEM STATUS
Host: Lancelot Rank: Vice Admiral
Talents & Bloodline:
Superman Physique: Body strength, power, and speed have reached superhuman levels in the One Piece world.
Bloodline Factor: Whale Shark Fishman
Bloodline Factor: Giant Strength
Sword Souls & Styles:
Sword Soul - Ryoma:
Technique: "Return to the Sea - One Sword Slash"
Sword Soul - King Aska: (First King of Aska Kingdom)
Technique: "King's Sword" (Combines Conqueror's Haki with swordsmanship; exclusive to kings).
Sword Soul - Pirate King Roger:
Technique: "Dance of Divine Repulsion" (Kamusari variant).
Realm: Great Swordsman
Martial Arts (Vice Admiral Level):
Rokushiki: Iron Body Fist Style, Iron Body Utsugi, Iron Body Shatter, Iron Body Steel, Six King Gun (Ultimate), Tempest Kick-Shigure.
Mastery: Life Return.
Fishman Karate: Complete Mastery.
Attributes:
Doriki: Admiral Level
Speed: Admiral Level
Body: Admiral Level
Swordsmanship: Admiral Level
Haki:
Conqueror's Haki: Top-Tier (Entanglement, Shapeshifting, King's Pressure)
Armament Haki: Advanced (Entanglement, Emission, Ryuō)
Observation Haki: Advanced (Wide-Area Search, Hear All Things / Voice of All Things)
Devil Fruit:
Type: Mythical Zoan - Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon
Mastery: Beginner
Comprehensive Strength: Top-Tier Admiral
'Incredible..' Lancelot's face was practically splitting from grinning!
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